We still have many without power and the Alafia River continues to be at flood stage, but for the most part our district dodged a bullet; our neighbors to the south did not. Today, we sent supplies to districts harder hit and you can help us by donating to the disaster relief efforts here: DONATE

But, we need to talk about homeowners insurance. The early estimates are that Florida's insurers are likely to get hit with approximately 1M claims and $25-40 BILLION in damages. The State Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to cover shortfalls is only $15B. (story)

The damage is one thing, but if insurance fails to meet our claims, if corporations get greedy, or if politicans and lawyers get in the way, things can go from bad to worse–fast.  

This is why I've been calling for reforms to lower prices and shore up our homeowners insurance market for over a year here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Finally, the reforms we were able to pass against an entrenched opposition weren't enough... and so I said so on the House Floor... here.

Even before Ian, we had HUGE problems in the market with six insurers failing already this year and Floridians getting stuck with higher and higher bills.

In 2019... Floridians paid an average premium of $1,988. This year, it’s now $4,231, triple the national average.

With your help, I'll keep fighting to make sure every legitimate claim is paid in full, that we cut down on the fraud that led us to this crisis, that we tackle climate change and harden our infrastructure head-on. That we rebuild stronger and more resilient than we were before and that we're better prepared when the big one does come for Tampa Bay.

...or you can elect the guy who's funded by the people who got us into this mess, I guess...

Look, we've got just one month to go. Ballots are being sent out this week, so I'm asking for your vote. We need progress BADLY. We cannot go backwards now. Vote.